These are the electric cars arriving by 2020 that you can actually afford

A slew of long-range electric cars are expected to hit the market by 2020.

Several of these electric vehicles will be made by luxury automakers and will most likely cost upward of $50,000.

But several automakers are working on EVs with a range of more than 200 miles that are likely to have a friendlier price tag.

Here’s a breakdown of the long-range electric cars coming to market in the next few years that people would be able to afford.

Tesla’s Model 3.

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Tesla Model 3.

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The Model 3, which Tesla began delivering on July 28, starts at $35,000. But consumers will have to pay a couple thousand extra if they want features of Autopilot, Tesla’s driver-assist technology, activated.

The base version of the Model 3 has a range of 220 miles per charge and is spacious enough for five people.

Tesla has not shared a price range, but given that it already sells a luxury SUV, the Model X, and that it wants to target the mass market, the upcoming SUV most likely will have a more competitive price tag.

And because General Motors sells its all-electric SUV crossover, the Chevy Bolt, for $37,500 before tax incentives, it would make sense for Tesla to price the Model Y in the same ballpark.

However, there’s always the possibility that Tesla could make the Model Y a cheaper version of the Model X – similar to the BMW X3, which starts at about $40,000.

Volkswagen is expected to launch an electric crossover in 2020 with a range of about 300 miles per charge.

The crossover is expected to have a price tag of $30,000 to $35,000 and a range of about 250 to 300 miles per charge.

The vehicle will have a top speed of 99 mph and be able to accelerate from zero to 62 mph in less than eight seconds, Volkswagen says.

Ford is expected to launch an all-electric sports utility vehicle for the masses in 2020.

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Ford’s upcoming electric CUV is expected to be in a similar price range as the Ford Escape.

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While Ford hasn’t revealed how much the vehicle will cost, Raj Nair, the company’s executive vice president and president of North America, told Business Insider it would be priced for the masses.

“Our plan is for it to be an affordable vehicle, a mainstream model,” Nair said. “To get electrification volumes where we would all like them to be, we have to make sure we make the affordability targets, or otherwise they are going to stay as a niche item or a pure luxury item.”